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European Commission Code of Conduct

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Countries: European Union
Type: Voluntary Negotiated Agreements
Links: EU Standby Initiative

Consists of several voluntary agreements with associations of manufacturers and the EU trade association EACEM. Previous codes of conduct have included TVs, VCRs and audio equipment. Recent focus has been on External Power Supplies, Digital TV Services, and Broadband Equipment.

PRODUCT POWER REQUIREMENTS
External Power Supplies
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No-Load Power Consumption
(Excludes mobile phones ≤ 8.0 W*)

Rated Output Power No-load Power Consumption
From 1.1.2009*
≥ 0.3 W and < 15 W 0,3 W
≥ 15 W and < 50 W 0.3 W
≥ 50 W and < 60 W 0.5 W
≥ 60 W and < 250 W 0.5 W

*Mobile Phones ≤ 8.0 W

Rated Output Power No-load Power Consumption
From 1.1.2009
to 31.12.2010		 From 1.1.2011
≥ 0.3 W and ≤ 8.0 W 0.25 W 0.15 W

 

Active Mode Power Efficiency

Rated Output Power (Pno) Minimum Four Point Efficiency in Active Mode (expressed as a decimal)
From 1.1.2009
0 < W ≤ 1 ≥ 0.48 * Pno + 0.140
1 < W ≤ 49 ≥ [0.0626 * ln(Pno)] + 0.622
49< W ≤250 ≥ 0.870

 

Energy-Efficiency Criteria for Active Mode for Low Voltage external power supplies*

Rated Output Power (Pno) Minimum Four Point Efficiency in Active Mode (expressed as a decimal)
From 1.1.2009 to 31.12.2010
0 < W ≤ 1 ≥ 0.497 * Pno + 0.067
1 < W ≤ 49 ≥ [0.075 * ln(Pno)] + 0.561

*Note: Low voltage power supply is defined as one with an output of < 6 volts and ≥ 550 milliamps.

Digital TV Services

B.2.1 For simple digital TV converter boxes

Mode From 1-1-2006 to 12-31-2009
Cable Terrestrial Satellite IP
Simple Converters
Standby Passive 2.0 W 2.0 W 2.0 W 2.0 W
ON 7.0 W 7.0 W 10.0 W 7.0 W
Simple converters for High Definition TV Services
Standby Passive 2.0 W 2.0 W 2.0 W 2.0 W

ON (standard
definition output)

 11.0 W 11.0 W 14.0 W 11.0 W
ON (high
definition output)		 12.0 W 12.0 W 15.0 W 12.0 W

B.2.2 For analogue PVR and PVR with standard library removable media in the basic configuration

Mode From 1-1-2006 to 12-31-2009
Standby passive 3.0 W
Standby active 6.0 W

B.2.3 For complex STBs in the basic configuration

Mode from 1-1-2007 to 12-31-2008
Cable Terrestrial Satellite DSL
Standby passive (if specified) 3.0 W 3.0 W 3.0 W 3.0 W
Standby active 7.0 W 6.0 W 8.0 W 6.0 W

Mode from 1-1-2007 to 12-31-2009
Cable Terrestrial Satellite DSL
Standby passive (if specified) 3.0 W 3.0 W 3.0 W 3.0 W
Standby active 6.0 W 5.0 W 7.0 W 5.0 W

B.2.4. For digital TVs with integrated receiver and decoder (IRD) in the basic configuration

Mode from 1-1-2007 to 12-31-2008
TV with built in cable (IRD) TV with built in terrestrial TV with built in satellite (IRD)
Standby passive (if specified) 1.5 W 1.5 W 1.5 W
Standby active 8.0 W 7.0 W 9.0 W

Mode from 1-1-2007 to 12-31-2009
TV with built in cable (IRD) TV with built in terrestrial TV with built in satellite (IRD)
Standby passive (if specified) 1.5 W 1.5 W 1.5 W
Standby active 7.0 W 6.0 W 8.0 W

B.3.1 Additional allowances for simple digital TV converter boxes

Feature Mode Allowance
Hard disk Standby
Passive		 1 W
Double RF tuner ON 2 W
ADSL modem ON 2 W
DOCSIS modem ON 4.5 W
Hard disk (fully active read/write mode) ON

up to 50 GB: 3 W
51 up to 160 GB: 6 W
161 up to 500 GB: 10 W
MPEG4 standard or high definition decoder ON 2.5 W

B.3.2. Additional allowances for the complex STB in the basic configuration (standby active mode only)

For additional components that may be added on to the complex STB in the basic configuration the following additional power allowance can be added to the maximum standby active power consumption targets above.

In any case, the total maximum power consumption targets in standby active mode should not exceed:

15 W (until 12-31-2008) and 13 W (from 1-1-2009) for the complex STB (except for MPEG4 and multi decode platforms; see point B.3.3 below) and analogue PVRs.

16 W (until 12-31-2008) and 14 W (from 1-1-2009) for TVs with integrated digital receiver and decoder.

Feature
Indicative additional maximum power consumption (at the AC mains) for additional features in standby active mode
Internal hard disk drive
2.2 W
IEEE1394 interface
0.8 W
Ethernet interface 100Mbit
0.4 W
Each home network interface
2.5 W
Each serial USB interface
0.3 W
Home automation interface
0.4 W
HDMI interface
1.0 W
ADSL modem
2.0 W
Docsis 1.1 or 2.0 modem
4.5 W
Out of band transport
4.0 W
Additional LNB feed
1.3 W
(with additional 80 mA for the LNB current)
Additional tuner/demodulator
2 W
Power remote IR receiver (loaded at 15mA)
0.25 W

B.3.3 Additional allowances for MPEG4 and multi-decode platforms (standby active mode)

For MPEG4 and multi-decode platforms, i.e. products being capable of decoding more than one signal stream, the following additional power allowance can be added to the allowances resulting from the foregoing table and the maximum standby active power consumption targets above.

In any case, the total maximum power consumption target in standby active mode should not exceed 20 W (until 12-31-2008) and 17 W (from 1-1-2009) for MPEG4 and multi decode platforms.

Feature
Indicative additional maximum power consumption (at the AC mains) for additional high definition features in standby active mode
MPEG4 standard or high definition decoder
2.5 W
Each additional decoder
1.5 W
Each DVBS2 front end (or demodulator)
2 W
For complete specification, please read: Code of Conduct on Energy Efficiency of Digital TV Service Systems, Version 7.

 
Broadband Equipment
Equipment Tier 1:
1-1-2007-
12-31-2008		 Tier 2:
1-1-2009-
12-31-2009
Off On Off Low power state On
ADSL/VDSL-modem powered by USB 0 W 1,5 W 0 W 0,8 W 1,5 W
ADSL-modem (maximum ports or functionalities: 1 DSL, 1 port Ethernet 10/100, 1 USB device 1.1/2.0, Router, NAT, firewall) 0,3 W 6,0 W 0,3 W 2,0 W 4,0 W
VDSL-modem (maximum ports or functionalities: 1 DSL, 1 port Ethernet 10/100/1000, 1 USB device 1.1/2.0, Router, NAT, firewall) 0,3 W 8,0 W 0,3 W 2,0 W 6.0 W
Sample Cable Modem (maximum ports or functionalities: 1 WAN, 1 port Ethernet 10/100, 1 USB device 1.1/2.0, Router, NAT, firewall) 0,3 W 7,0 W 0,3 W 2,0 W 7,0 W
Optical Network Termination (maximum ports or functionalities: 1 optical interface, 1 port Ethernet 10/100/1000, 1 USB device 1.1/2.0, Router, NAT, firewall) 0,3 W TBD 12,0 W
WLAN access points with 802.11a/b/g/n standard 0,3 W 6,0 W 0,3 W 2,0 W 6,0 W
VolP-Device (ATA or VolP handset) 0,3 W 5,0 W 0,3 W 2,0 W 5,0 W
Additional Color Display (typically found in VolP devices) TFT QVGA and VGA - + 3,5 W - + 0,7 W +2,5 W
Small printer server 0,3 W 5,0 W 0,3 W 2,0 W 5,0 W
Small hubs and switches (up to 8 Ethernet 10/100/1000 ports) 0,3 W 5,0 W 0,3 W 2,0 W 5,0 W
Routers up to 9 (1 WAN and 8 LAN) Ethernet 10/100/1000 ports 0,3 W 10,0 W 0,3 W 2,0 W 8,0 W
Each additional function of the following: WLAN 802.11a/b/g, FXO, FXS/VolP, hub/switch for up to 4 ports, DECT, Bluetooth + 2,0 W + 2,0 W
An additional WLAN 802.11n function + 3,0 W + 3,0 W

For the complete specification, please read: Code of Conduct on Energy Consumption of Broadband Equipment - Version 2.

Source: EU Standby Initiative, 2004. Please check source for latest information.